Tag: pharmaceutics
Binders, fillers and more? What’s all that other stuff in my medicine?
Non-medicinal products in your medicine are there for a reason.
Are those “inactive” ingredients in my medicine really inactive?
Drugs and supplements contain dozens of inactive ingredients. Is this a concern to those with allergies and sensitivities?
What’s all that other stuff in my medicine?
Are all those extra ingredients in your medicine or supplement, like fillers and coatings, something to be concerned about?
Are drug expiry dates really a myth?
Are drug expiry dates just an industry ploy to keep you buying new bottles of medicine?
What’s all that other stuff in my medicine?
If you read enough supplement advertisements, like I do, you’ll often see the purity of a product often cited as one of its merits. It’s usually some phrase like: Contains no binders! No fillers! No colours! No excipients! No starch! No gluten! No coatings! No flow agents! It’s a point of pride for supplement manufacturers to advertise that their product contains nothing...